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THE NEWS AND HERALD. j WIXSTSBOEO, S, C* ^ 1 . _ _ J;*, - j ieoru^ry i4? : . zj* 1000. JM>. S. BJZY2TOZZ>S> \:: f \ J ^ Is --.*"?' %c" V Evirwia. 2 ~W. L. JtcDOXALB. h Gexebal Slocum will be the <rraud * marshal of the inauguration cereino- * nies in Washington city. Toe war in the Sondau has already t cost the English Government $50,000,- i 000, and many lives and with not much * chance of its being over yet awhile. ? Br mistake the printers neglected to c give uk jxcics ana uouruir creuu ior j tbe article on "tbe war in the Sondan" which appeared in onr last issue. The report that Khartoum -has fallen j and General Gordon killed has been 3 denied. The report is not generally , believed by the government officials of ] ... England. 1 John Kellt has subscribed SI,000 1 to the Inauguration Ball. The ball 1 r will be held in the new pension office^ j* in Judiciary Square. Arrangements are almost .completed for the granci ' af&ir. Colonel McClube thus speaks of < Birraingtou, Ala.; "It i? to be th& ] coal and icon empire oMhe South and : yv 1 believe of the United States." From.] these remarks, it. would seein that ; quite & bright future awaits this South- ] city. < SfiXATOR Bayard has oar thanks for , a copy of his speech on the bill for the . - exchange of standard silver dollars for trade dollars, and for the suspension . of the coinage of standard silver dollars, delivered in the Senate on the 5th insu. A Tammany delegation called on President Cleveland in New York and assured him of their hearty support in his administration. They will send & large delegation to attend a large delegation to [attend the inaugural ceremonies on the 4th of March. . x;-"'?'?:- ' !!> i c 1 The State of Arkansas is taking the lead in establishing a standard of morals. The Legislature has passed a law prohibiting the playing of base ball on Sunday, and a violation of this law will subject the violators to a heavy fine. Indications are that James G. Blaine ;?ill again enter the Presidential race in 1888. We think his defeat twice for the nomination and once after nominated should be a sufficient warnins: that the American r>eoDle will have no impure man to disgrace the Presidential chair. . We regret to learn of the burning of the offices of the Herald and the Merchant and Farmer in the recent fire in Laurens, and are glad to know that the energetic proprietors have made arrangements to continue the publication of these most excellent journals without intermission... Thc&e weekly visitors are welcomed at oar office, and we are glad to know they will be continued. - The Augusta Chronicle will cele brate its one hundredth anniversary in , March by the publication of a centen nial of 50,000 copies for distribution , over the country, containing a brief , ?history of its progress and improve- . inent in the last century together with a fac-simile copy of one of its earliest 1 members. It will also give a brief j history of the State and its improve- . . * meats in the various industries, to- , V. - gether with a biographocal sketch of ^ the promising men of the State. This , edition will be the largest ever publish- j ' ed by any paper in the State. This ] jwill certainly be a very interesting ( edition of tins very valuable paper, ] and a fit celebration of its first cen- . tennial anniversary. Our be?t wishes, < are extended for its prosperity the in , -century to come. j The following taken from an exchange is the text of a bill introduced | in Pennsylvania Legislature, which 2 will be of interest to correspondents of : papers i? similar bills shonUi be passed J in other States: "A bill Is pending in the Pennsylvania Legislature making J the publication in a ne\vspai>er of any 1 letter, communication, or allusion of a 1 damaging character touching- the repu- J tation of anv citizen, unless signed * * j with the real name and address of the f anthor, a misdemeanor, punishnble by a fine of $1,000 and one year's impris- ! . . onment, either or both in the discre- s tion of the court. The author is also * ~ held liable by action for libel. This ( bill is a move in the right direction. 1 When one man desires to attack anoth- 1 cr liiroagb tbe cotumus or a news- 1 . paper be shook] be willing to do it 1 over bis own signature, assuming all J - responsibility.n i i " last "Wednesday the two Houses of Congress met in joint session and proceeded to canvass the votes for President and ?ice-President of the * United States cast last November, and * Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hendricks were c shown to have received a majority of all 1 the electoral votes as candidates for the ( offices of President and Vice-President * respectively. - Soine little discussion 1 fl?naA heransA -Sp.nair>>r Erimrmrts /Jp- t dined to declare officially that the gentlemen above-named had been elected. Such a declaration would only have been the expression of his opinion as the Constitution provides that whoever shall receive a majority of the electoral \ v votes shall be elected. It would be well (as has been suggested by the press) that some law were passed in reference to the genuineness of a re-r turn of the electoral vote of a State when it is challenged. Urgent reasons can be advanced why the question should be settled "by an Act of Con % greas before any dispnte arises. News from Washington is to the t effect that the Senate judiciary com- t mittee has decided to report favorably s the nomination made by the Presi- ? dent not long ago for the district jnSge- ( ship of the Atlanta District in <Geor? c pa. If this nomination is confirmed c jj* thfc Senate it will place upon the 1 jench Mr. Emory Speer, a man wholly- < mficted and unqualified to fill that 1 ligh position. Every citizen is inter- i isted in preserving the parity of the . adiciary, and from what we can learn I Sir, Speer will^t be acceptable to the i ".aamIa r\r fK/i ^1 /CV|/1C VI UiV UlOlllV/t vu j/vmr a cal grounds, but for the forcible rea- j on that he lacks the ability to fill the ' )ffice. We rather think the wishes of 1 he citizens of the district should be s tken into consideration by Uie Senate i n the confirmation of any judicial >fficcr, and we hope it will be the governing sentiment in this instance ind refuse to force upou the citizens of j mr sister State an officer who will not _< >e acceptable to the people. ' The National Cotton Planters' Con- , rention,' which for the past few days las been in session at the New Orleans ' Exposition, decided to hold their next neeting in Charleston, S. C., in 188G. [n commenting upon the resolution, , which was unanimously adopted, Pres- j dent Morehead took occasion to speak < >f i>outh Carolina in verv~compliment- j mon/^D^ (ho bfllofk. i U 7 l?l|U9?. OUU VVUtiUVUUVVi vuv wvivw- J ion of Charleston as the place for the 1 iext meeting. He thonght St very ! jppropriste as (his State had taken | such an actlvc part lu the organization ! >f the Association, and was taking the tead-in giving to the world improved ; sgricultural machinery. particularly to the inventions of Mr. Mason in this State, which if successful would revolutionize the culture of cotton. A committee was appointed to examine the Mason gin and report to the Convention. If these two in ventions?the harvester and gin?do what is claimed for them by the inventor they can be very well styled "Carolina's Twlu "Wonders." Sexatob M. C. Butler in reply to the question of a correspondent of the New York World gives his opinion of Mr. Cleveland 221 the following words: "I have no hesitation in saying to you that I said to Mr. Cleveland that I did not want to have him recognize the South as the South, but rather as Democrats. In other words, there should be 110 Question of section. All that I wanted "was simply fair treatment, aud no discrimination against aa important part of the Democratic party." Senator Bntler said that Mr. Cleveland's pictures gave an incorrect and nnjust idea of him. The pictures make him appear heavy. He found him, on the contrary, very alert, cool and with a perfect mastery of himself. He liked his simple, busiuess-like manners and the neatness aad simplicity of his general appearance. He believes that he will be a President who will be a credit to his party and his country. He declined to state whether he bad a personal preference in the make-up of the Cabinet, but It is well understood about the Senate that during his visit to Mr. Cleveland he warmly eulogized the character of his friend, Senator Pendleton. This gentleman is now considered off from ail Cabinet slates, bnt he is certain to have one of the ur&b iUi09iV/UC>* The trial of Thomas L. Shields for the mnrder of Joseph G. Sitton is now in progress at Statesville^ X. C. It will be remembered that he was tried for this offense in Charlotte some time ago and found guilty, but he was granted a new trial on account of the admission of some improper evidence. A. correspondent, writing from that place, says: "It is hardly probable that a verdict of murder will be given ?that the jury may give a verdict of manslaughter, but the indications at present point to an acquittal;" We do not express an opinion in reference to [he guilt or innocence of tins prisoner, nor do we speak of anr particular jase when we say that too many men have escaped their just deserts in this ind other States. It is almost impossible to pick up any paper without noticing an account of some killing, md we think it is high time - that men were learned to value the lives of their fellowmen. Too many escape the punishment they deserve, and in. fact it ippears almost impossible to convict my man of the crime of murder. HThere, then, does the fault lie? Certainly not in the law. We think that it is time that men were taught to ralite the lives of other men as they should, and that every one must suffer ;be consequence of -his crime, no mat;er what may be his station in life, ro sum np the number of killings in my one State for one year would pre >e?t a frightful list, and we venture he ascertion that not one ont of a lozen are convicted. No sympathy or pity should have any effect npon thenind of a juror when the evidence >rov?rs the guilt of the prisoner. If ibis coald be done we would have , nore convictions and in consequence' I :ewcr raarders. . ^ . A Point Well Worth Establishing i At the present term of the Court of | ieueral Sessions in the case of the : State vs. Nat Hall, the defendant was ; charged with burglary and larcenyhe testimony being to the effect that ^ >ne Xat Hall did break and enter in J die uight time Hormali Church, in j Fairfield county, and take therefrom ; he communion service, some lamps i md a dipper. After a short delibera- i ion the jury returned with a verdict 1 >f guilty. Mr. T. H. Clarke, attorney br the defendant,- wrote an order for wrest of judgment, on the ground that ' lie indictment was improperly drawn, ;tatiug that there could be no burglary >1 a church under the Stal 's, -and that be church was not an appurtenance to * M J' it , 1VA I my DUliai?lg, luereiurc iuc prisvuct ;ouId not be convicted for such >ffence. Mr. Clarke stated while readug the order that it was bis intention o carry the question to the higher :ourf. The Judge over-ruled his moion. It would be well for this point o be positively and emphatically setled^ so that this question wilL not irise in the courts of Sonth Carolina igain. A similar case occurred iif Colombia. Mr. J* M. McMasler, the lefendant's attorney^ argaed that a MB?bwaa?Jiiinii r i iff,t'" :hnrch was not an incorporation, aud jad no agent, that there was no ownership of the church and that a church lad no remedy at law in this case. I?he jar}- returned a verdict of gnilty. \ church is not an appurtenance of the juildings near it any more than one nan's residence is an appnrtenancc to lis neighbors, and there should be special protection for the house of worship, either by a rale established the higher courts or by its being >pecialiy mentioned in the list of buildngs which arc subject to burglary. Industrial Schools in the South. Yesterday's News aad Courier COnflint wrv anim* aiiH valnfthlo ftrMrtlo >n "Industrial Schools in the South." rhe subject of the editorial is taken from some remarks made by Dr. Dabnev in a speech before the Watanjaclub of Raleigh, N. C. We clip it is it applies with equal force to every jonnty in the State; North Carolina claims to have 120 liferent timber ^rees out of the 838 found in the United States, aud each Due of these could be put to some good ase if the people of the State only knew how to usejit. These woods inslude the beet hard and'soft, and the finest of ornameutal woods. "But," Dr.. Dabney" adds, ^ ''with all the3e splendid resources, the finest of any State at the present dayj we are pracontr monnfo/*fAi>iftO fclVCUiJ fl iVUVUb ttUT wttuummmvtav.4 vj. wood of more than neighborhood importance. Catting wood into planks uy^pcks and shiftttug H is hot manuracluring it. We ship barrel staves, spoke timber, handle timber, shuttle and bobbin blocks, to be made into the manufactured articles at the North. We sell our magnificient cherry and walnut logs, worth $oO and $100"when cut into boards, for $5, or may be $10?our birthright for a mess of pottage. Every word of Dr. Dabnev's address applies^ of course, with as much force ^ 1L. MA A A 4- /v k AM rv* of Ait IU OUUIU V^UUlilliV a* tu uui sialyl uiaiu. There is as fine timber, in as great variety, in this State as in North Carolina, end it is as little appreciated and utilized here as there. The exhibit of native of native woods in the South Carolina department ot the New Orleans Exposition is one of the best and largest there; of wooden manufacture there are none. The agents of Northern and Western manufacturers have been eugaged for a year or two in hunting up walnut and other trees in this State and in other Southern States and have bought them as they stood in the forests and fields at prices that do not even represent their value as firewood. The owners of such timber should learn its value from the efforts that are made to obtain possession of it. If sold at all it should be sold at many times the prices that are now offered for it. What it is really worth to the purchasers may be determined by the price which is demanded for the same timber in manufactured form. If the money that is annually sent out of the South to pay for articles of wooden manufacture, and wood and iron combined, were kept at home and invested in the manufacture of these articles, every town and village in the timber districts would have its thriving factory, giving employment tn nnvc hands ftnH to the prosperity of the country. The first step is to stop the wholesale destruction and unprofitable sale of Southern timber, and the next step is to undertake its mannfacture at home. If the timber is not sent out of the State to manufactories abroad, the manufacturers will have to come here, or vield the market to those, who ?Yfll rnmj-ntn nrlth t 44' iiidustrial schools will hasten this result, no further argument should be needed to secure their establishment at the earliest possible day. Our people should take a warning from this article, as it mar be of benefit to some after awhile. The exhibits r "*T * r\.A irom tins dtaic ai wew unemis iuuv draw some attention to our great variety of woods and thereby iuduce some to bring their manufactories to the woods. If such a thing could be doue onr State would be greatly enriched. A Racy Rat Story. A large number of rats established themselves in a hay-loft, about midway between the floor and the top of the hay. The owner of the premises, hearing a continuous squealing noise in the loft, took a fork and removed the hay from the place whence the noise proceeded and uncovered a nest oi aoout twenty rats, several 01 mem ran and were caught by tke dog, but a bundle of sixteen full-grown animals remained on the spot; tneir tails were plaited together, something after the fashion of a whip-cord. By picking~up one of them the rest adhered and could not be .shaken apart It was supposed by persons who saw them that in order to avoid the cold the rat occupying tho top of the pile sought a warmer place by creeping underneath, but not having room to draw his tail after him it was left sticking out; the next rat did the same, and so on until all had changed their position and every individusu rat's tail was entwined into the curious knot that held them together. If they had not been discovered and lrillo/1 mnef Koxra flQ t.VlAV WiiUJ MMT V 0vw* I vv*p MV could not have separated. Certainly, of Course. Said the "fat street car passenger: "I knew a conductor on this very line who worked industriously at his post for ten years. His honest ways attracted attention, he was promoted, and now, gentlemen, he is one of the most trusted clerks in the company's employ. ?ou needn't tell me that honesty ioesri't have its own reward." "Very true, very true," responded the slim passenger. "I happened to know a shrewd fellow on this line several years ago who let no chance slip to put every jar. fere he could into his own pocket. Be kept up his stealing for two years rod then stopped. Poor fellow?" "The same old story," interposed the Fof rtacc tinrrat* Vi o com o cMrr Sicked off: now out of work and loafing^ on the edge of a drunkard's ^rave." "Oh, no; not by a large majority. He's now one of the big stockloiders."?Buffalo News. There is something very stranee about the cost of electric lighting. In Toronto the cost is 62 cents per light per night. In Winnipeg the cost is ?1.25, which is said to De accounted for by the fact that coal is dear. In Retehestor the cost is 40 cents a night This is accounted for by the fact that the dynamos arc run by water power. But that being so, how is it accounted for that in Ottawa, where water-powei is also used, the cost is only 22 cents a liorlit?"?Toronto Globe. A statistician has found that the average age of man in the past forty years has advanced three years. This is partially duo to the toughening qualities 'in the modern adulteration of foods and liquors. Logwood port wine, molasses whisky, oleomargarine, glucose, cotton oil, and other vegetable and mineral constituents of the refresh* ment supplies were strangers to the guvu Wiu. tuuto. . r ,a ^ 9 The Hand-Organ Man's Little GirL From nine in thf> niornirurtill six at nijfht? A weary march for the strongest Teet? She trudges along:, a pitiful sigrht. To be seen every day In the city street. She is Ured, and hunpry, and cold and wet; She trembles with wretchedness where she stands: V.- ... But she knows if she falters a moment, shell feet ' A cruel, hard blow from the cruel hands. Her tambourine 1eeis as heavy as lead: She wearily shifts it from side to side: Her poor little knuckles are bruised and red; Her pale, sunken eyes show how much she ; hascricd. .. But she must keep step with the gayest tunes, "With merry, quick flings of'her tambourine: 'And watch for the crowds, in the late afternoons. How soon they forget the sad face|hey have 6ecn! Oh. how do yon think she feels when she sees, In the pleasant parks on a sunny day, . The rows of nurses, all takinz their ease. With ccuaren wno ve noiamg- 10 ao dui play? "Who have nothing to do but play!"?The thought! "' " She can not imagine it, if she tries?: Nor how such wonderful playthings are bought,? The dofis that can walk and open their eyes! "Who have nothing to do but play!" It seems To her that such children in Heaven live. Not all her wildest, most beautifA'dreams A happiness greater than that d.uld giro. Oh, children, who've nothing to but play, . And are always happy, do not wget The poor little children who worloill day, And are tired, and hungry, and cold, and wet! . ?H. H., in the Christinas St Nicholas. t6e* artist's, bomance. Alfred ^p.rt was an artist, as yet unknown to fame. 3c llnd .aafea pictnre to the Acadumy; and it haa been refused. Nowise cast down bj^this fail tire, he resolved to try again, ne called himself persevering; liis friends called him obstinate; and his enemies said that he had mistaken his vocation, and ought to have been a house painter. Our hero had his fair share of conceit, and, believing in himself, laughed at his friends aud dispised his enemies. It must be confessed that as far as outward appearance went, Alfred Hart looked every inch an artist?that is, the popular idea of one?with his long hair, soft hat and velvet coat Disgusted with the bad taste of the "Academy," Alfred Hart betoek him SUil IU .LUC auusiuy, otivt "iiuuj a iuir ous article on favoritism to the newspaper. which was not inserted. Some day, Alfred Hart felt, he would be appreciated; but, in the meantime, he would have probably starved, had it not been for a maiden aunt who allowed him so much a month in order that he might pursue his studies. He had been pursuing his studies a very long time?being now, when our story opens, thirty-seven. Alfred Hart, on arriving at the seaside, went immediately in search of a lodging, his artistic paraphernalia under his arm. At the first house he presented himself he had a very unploasent rebuff. "You're an artist! No, thank you!" said the landladv, "I couldn't take you in." "Why not?" asked our hero. "Because," said the landlady, puttin^ her arms akimbo, "I've heard that artists don't pay." "You are very insulting, madam!" crid Alfred Hart, indignantly. "Who made such a scandalous libel on our honorable profession?" "I'm a plain-spoken woman," went on the landlady, "and I speak out straight. My sister onco let her rooms to an artist" "And the result?" "Was that he never paid! I'd much rather take a pork-butcher than an artist, and that's the truth!" "There is a bla^k sheep in every flock," observedHart "I can - tenure jwthat I pay "If that's the case, 'said the sharp seaside landlady, "you'll have no objection to paying in advence." "None at all!" said Alfred grandly, for he had just received a remittance * 1 ^ ? i .r ! j allll irom cue aunt oeiore menuoneu. ~x jul pay you in advance if the apartments suit Let n c see them." "This way, sir," observed Mrs. Law, i. little more civilly. "Mind the steps, the passage is rather dark." The rooms suited Alfred Hart very well, and he took them thero and then. "Being an "artist," said Mrs. Law, as she stood in the parlor by the window, "you will enjoy the view." xhe view consisted of a long line of mud, for the tide had run out. "Yes! I shall be veir comfortable here, no doubt," said Alfred,. sinking into an arm-chair that had a broken spring. "I suppose you have been here too long to enjoy the prospect" Mrs. Law confessed that she didn't see much in it herself, as she rattled the "two weeks in advance" in tier pocket. When alone, when Mrs. Law had left the apartment, Alfred took the wrapper from the*rejected picture, and gazed upon it. He was looking at it still when Mrs. Law entered the room bringing in the tea things. Now, Mrs. Law was a woman of the world, and understood people's weaknesses. "Why, what a beautiful picture!" she cried, lifting up her hanas in affected admiration. "Did you draw that, sir?" "Yes!" said Alfred, with a pardonable glow of pride. "I painted that picture." "It's just lovely!" crid Mrs. Law. ."Mrs. Law," cried the gratified arA? o y-r\ o rtrAman nf cernment! You have a soul! You can appreciate art! Shake hands with me, madam." Mrs. Law readily acquiesced; the artist looking very happy indeed. "2iever saw such a daub in my life," observed Mrs. Law, when in the passage; "but it don't do no harm to flatter lodgers up. I'll charge him something for extras." /'.<*That night Alfred Hart had happy dreams, despite the hardness of his bedHe dreamed that he was President of the Royal Academy, and that he would allow no pictures there but hi3 own. He awoke too soon to the hard reality, and went down to his breakfast, which consisted of weak tea, and a few diminutive shrimps, and not very inviting bread and butter. After breakfast our hero went for a stroll by the'ever-restless sea, the wind blowing his long hair over his head. A few excursionists made some uncomplimentary remarks about Alfred Hart; but he, being used to them, took no notice, beyond casting disdainful glances at the low creatures. He had proceeded on his way about half-a-mile, when he came upon a young lady who, not knowing that anyone was in sight, was seated on a rock busily engaged in taking some stones out of her sand shoe, and, in so doing,, revealing a charming ankle. Now, our hero was, as we know, a man of artistic taste, and, therefore, gazed upon the girl with admiring eyes, thinking that he would much like" to paint her in that very attitude. That afternoon, as he was having his dinner, the same young lady passed his window. "Do yon know her?" asked Alfred abrtmtlv. looking at his landlady who was pouring him out a glass of ale. ' "Who?" "That young lady who has just passed the window; the young lady who wears red stockings." "Why, Mr. Hart, how observant you are!" observed Mrs. Law, going to the window. "Oh! that's Miss Daffodil Nixon. Her father is something in the city; very well-to-do indeed, they say. She is his only daughter. The man 4 , ( who marries her will be a lucky fellow. Excuse me for saying it Mr. Hart, but a good-looking fellow like you might have a chance." "So I might," said Alfred, much pleased; "but how am I to get introduced?" "Ah! that's the difficulty," remarked o Vi o off-fir o titiLLS? ijau* uuv mwvi. w moments reflection: "Her father always goes every evening to the parlor of "The Pirate and Admiral," and takes a glass; you might get into conversation with him." "You've hit it!" said Hart delightfully; he felt that the fair Daffodil was already his, We have already fold the reader that Mr. Alfred Hart had a very good opinion of himself. "If I win her," thought Alfred, 'Til put such handsome frames to my pictures." Delay is always dangerous. Our hero did not allow the grass to grow under his feet No, he knew better. That very evening, dressed in his best, he showed himself at the parlor of "The Pirate and Admiral." John Nixon was seated at the end of the table, with a long pipe in his mouth ? 4.1? l- ? *1 U4. ~ *4 ?eviueuujr lit; luuugui a gieui< uca.1 Ui himself. But our hero did not find it so easy as he thought it would be to make John Nixon's acquaintance. He was a grumpy, surly fellow, and hardly answered * Alfred when he spoke. After three evenings spent in vainly trying to make friends, Alfred Hart gave it up in despair. However, chance aid for onr hero what scheming could not do. One afternoon Miss Daffodil, happening to fall asleep, was caught by the tide. She awoke to find herself on a little island of sand surrounded by water. Now, the probability is that had there not been a young man present, Miss Daffodil would have rushed through the water, which was not quite two feet in depth; but a gentleman beinsr in the way, she gave vent to a little shriek, saying: "Save me! Save me!" The gentleman was no other than Albert Hart, and .without the least hesitation, after casting a glance at the familiar red stockings?for Miss Daffodil had gathered her skirts round her? plunged into the water like the hero he was. "I will save you!" he cried. "You are brave, noble!" she cried, and the fair Daffodil threw her arms round his neck. Once more he plunged through the rising water, and they were soon on dry land. "I am saved!" said the girl, still entwining her arms round Alfred's neck, ?fair Sower as she was. "How can I ever thank you sufficiently for vour A - - J5 J.^1 gaiiant conaucir ' Don't mention it," said Alfred halfchoked by the girl's fair arms. "It's a pleasure to risk one's life for one so beautiful." Now it must be confessed that Miss Daffodil was not what might be called beautiful, though a fine-looking girl oi about five-and-twenty summers. The next day, and the next, and after that they met on the beach, walking side by side, the pleasant sound of the restless waters in their ears. She told him everything about herself, for Miss Daffodil was very frank? how she had money in ber own right, and how her father did not wish her to marry, because he would loose it At length, one lovely evening, our hero asked the all-important question. "Daffodil, dearest Daffodil!" he said, "I have loved you " "U.ii, Aiirea: mamg ner Diusnmg face in lier hands. "I have loved you," went on Alfred, "ever since I first saw those yellow sand-boots and red stockings." "You wicked AJfrod!" said Miss Daf -rocmrpmeliing him. "Darling, will you be mine?" Of course she said yes, and the artist was rendered the happiest of men, looking forward to the" time when he could touch her money. On meeting her on the following evening, Alfred suggested that they should elope. "Where to?" asked Dafiodil. Til take you to my aunt's," replied Alfred.^ "We will remain with her until onr marriage. " "Will she like me?" asked Daffodil. "Everyone who sees you must like you," said Alfred. He knew only too well that his aunt would be glad to tiear that he had married a fortune. "Everybody don't see me with your eyes,1' remarked Daffodil. "Confound his insolence!" cried a loud voice, and turning round, Alfred saw Daffodil's father tucking up his sleeves. "Did you address such language to me, sir?" asked Alfred trying to look fierce but trembling in his shoes. "Yes. rrr!" "Then I think I'd better go. Farewell, dearest!" looking at Daffodil, "but hoc iorever. And, with these parting words, he fled leaving father and daughter toge thee. It was not forever. He met Daffodil on the following night, and, taking her to the station, took the train for London. Alfred's aunt received his future bride with enthnsiasm, thinking that through her she would be relieved of her nephew's keep. Three weeks afterwards they were married, and the artist felt that his triumph was complete. A few days after their marriage Alfred wrote to his father-in-law to tell him what had happened. The answer I'Aiivb 'jitrnc uav;*w uj ictuiii ux j^uoi oowuished him. "Sir,?I am glad to get her off my hands. I wish you luck. You'll find that $he has a deuce of a temper.? Yours faithfully, "John Nixon.1' Her father only spoke the truth-r Daffodil had a deuce of a temper; but Alfred would not have cared for that, had she possessed money. She had not a farthing in the world, and Alfred found that he had been thoroughly duped. But a worse mis fortune awaited him. His aunt, thoroughly disgusted, refused .to do anything more for him.Thus, left to his own resources, our hero saw that he would have to say farewell to art forever, for now he had to keep himself and a wife. ne triea anotner waic 111 me, ana, when we last heard of him, was a commercial traveller, doing; well. Is he happy with his wife? We believe quite as happy as most husbands are, for Daffodil, with all her faults, is very fond of her Alfred. The existing depression in trade is by no means confined to this country, but is quite general throughout Europe, and especially is complaint made of the hard times and actual destitution existing in the north of England, caused in the main by a cessation of shipbuilding. No mine is worked at full time, and wheat growers say the crop does not pay the wages. It is an "on year" for other countries as well as for A morino A regiment of snow-shoe clubs is under consideration at Montreal. It is pointed out that snow shoes in the event of a Winter campaign would prove very usefuL The Government is to be asked to provide arms and accoutrements, the clubs furnishing their own accoutrements and other requis-1 itea. A Tennesseean boasts that he has kept a diary for twenty-eight years without missing a day. i Fate of a Magazine Article. I walked into the ofifce of Scribner^s Magazine, some years ago with a manuscript. Dr. Holland looked at it and paid me $125 for it. I was rejoiced at the chance of seeing; myself in snch respectable print .The next month I bought the first copy of the magazine that illuminated the stands, rushed into - ' 1- 1- -1 s a bail way to niae my Diusnes, ana glanced it through. Alas! my article was not there. The next month I bought it again, expectation still soaring. The production was still unaccountably delayed. Next month ditto. Next, next, next, ditto, ditto, ditto. At the end of the year it had cost me $5 in cash and $25 in disappointment. It was the rosy month of May, 1874, when I first walked in so hopefully and out so joyously. Ten years have since sped and I have been gazing through the magazine for my ambitious contriburirtn pvpr sinfA. In hasn't aDDeared: yet the magazine has constantly improved. I have spent the $125. Stepping into the Century office some two years ago I mentioned the little matter to Mr. Gilder. He sent a youth to ransack the massive cavcms of the establishment, and out of the midst of twenty delinquent tons he dragged forth my manuscript, somewhat unkempt and dishevelled, but evidently ready for business. I tried to imagine how many thousands of times it had been read i and thoughtfully replaced. "It will fall into its predestined niche in due time," said Mr. Gilder, smiling. Next time I go in there I am going to ask him to give it to me so that I can sell it to the Harpers.?W. A. Croffut in New York World. The Value of Eloquence. Every day's experience proves that the Dower of public speaking is not only absolutely essential to the most moderate success in many professions, but is indispensable to the highest grades in all. In Congress, at the bar, in tha pulpit, it is, of course, necessary from the very outset, if the very least eminence is to be looked for. But not only in the professions of which oratory is the very foundation, but in every case of life where a certain degree of eminence has been attained, it becomes of equal importance, and the want of it will be equally felt. The merchant and the manufacturer, even the soldier and sailor, when they rise to eminence in their nrofessions, are called on to speak in public, and grievously suffer if they can not do so. Many a gallant spirit which never quailed before an enemy has been crushed and his reputation injured by inability to speak in a public assembly or to answer appropriately a complimentary speech at a public dinner. Indeed, the influence of public speaking in this country is not only great, but daily increasing, and it confers influence and distinction often far beyond the real merits of the speaker, and, for its want, the most solid or brilliant party in other respects can make no comparison. The great body of men invariably impute inability to speak in public to want of ideas, whereas, in reality it generally arises from want of practice, and often coexists with the greatest acquirements and the most brilliant genius.?Cincinnati Enoutrer. 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Struio '3aj srq pospuq ?ftioq*l tturj S.CDTTITI *0H JO en0 <&* SIMD^ &ZOOS *8jj0 reoipcz?:o3jp o) onx -n*j sjj jo pjcsq }3l joaou srq oq put 'rata jurats Itmn nj v'1'uavdvwivs' e.saiy papaatntaooo: srq axnai *jji esq; wajg "Bip^sjeg sia?y jo asn oqjXq omsip o$BQ^sqo us ;o '?2t -Ioa oqj 2aunp 'jxosnrq pojno pvq xssota oq| jo craoBo eq? jo oao srqj pwivai ?q Htjmojj -rco o? not**J3sora jo &?sp Xjjto eqj trj *U20H oa?o pnuai* sajoa arqs v pjtoq uo awn mojj ioSaaered v oiro-a ;nj? sivt 'wjwoy jo sasutejig m jsaSjrj gq> jonSnrat Tiijssaooiis 0tj? so c&otn[ ipoqLox9 mcrqA cQN?iii NiyyvM GOOD, " BETTER AND BEST Our entire stock of Whiskies consists of A nothing but GOOD, BETTER AND BEST! To those who favor us with their patronage we guarantee to always give ttsm their money's worth both in quality and quantity. Try the HOTEL BAR, and be convinced of the fact tliat you- always get the best in the market. HAFNER & HEXDRIX. timmnnnnn nnrnm HiMMMU mm. The undersigned takes pleasin informing the people of Fairfield County and the traveling public that he has taken charge of the WINNSBORO HOTEL, and is now prepared to receive both permanent and transient boarders. The building has just been repainted and put in first-rate condition throughout. The table will be supplied with the best that the local and neighboring markets , afford, and no pains will be spared to insure the comfort of guests. A Sample Room is provided, convenient ly arranged for the" use of Commercial Travelers. TEEMS REASONABLE. A share of the public patronage is re- ! spectfully solicited. A. F. GOODING, Proprietor. Sep6fxtf :KiNiL The Death Knell ?a: A. WILLIFO WE OFFER FOR THE Worth of CLOTHING, in CENTS on th Also a few Boys' Suits?for age?;at fifty cents on the dol] A large lot of Cloaks and D Bring your money along no1 GAINS. NEW FTJ] -Al HOUSEHOLD AT PRICES TO S SLL$C VELVET AND PLUSH PICTU most stylish. Anew supply of Oil Window Shades, cb A new supply of Patent Step Ladders?1 SEWING MACHINES at reduced prices Oar Platform is low tariff on all goods u trade and result in the greatest good to bo! prices.. Deal only in good and reliable g<* A poor article is aear at any price. Use nc its merits, and at its true value. Have one uniform low price and give ev TVf A T1VT II ^Vl.\ HURRAH! FOR THE TCfi ?c THE HOST GOODS FOJ c My stock of Ladies Dress Goods is ec Cashmere?all Wool. The Cheapest t'his market. Dress Ginghams in all line of Dress Flannels, Sack Flannel* goods will sell themselves if you will ft /> 4. J T)Ua% r>ruwu, vtktucv aim TOWELS AND DOYLIES A. splendid stock of Blankets and Be Wliite and Brown Bleacliings and White and Gray,. Slowe'g Balmorals, OTTIR, Q-CTSTTS' These Goods are bound to sell. Tbei latest styles. My stock of CLOTHDf -MY STOCK OF GENTS' FURNIS HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, J ? << . ; : [ .r] Call and be convinced of these fac LQUJ insmnd ilin nAtinnn ! Muullu Uiu uUiliul. FRESH OYSTERS three times every week, i FRESH FISH semi-weekly: JUST RECEIVED, a fresh supply of Oyster Crackers, Soda Biscuits, Ginger and Fancy Cakes, Tomato Catsup, Bradsaw Sauce, jfrencn Mustard, rig's Feet, Barrel Pickles, Barrel Saur Kraut, Apples, Onions and Cabbages, Peanuts, Chestnuts, Lemons, i Oranges, Bananna^, Cocoanuts, ' Irish Potatoes, Chickens, Eggs and Butter. ALSO, The CELEBRATED KANGAROO FIYECENT CIGAR. ??T Meals at all hours through the day at my Restaurant. Nov25 F. W. HABEN1CHT. DYES. i A FRESH SUPPLY OF DIAMOND DYES' -ANDEXTRACT OF LOGWOOD Just received and for sale at the Drag Store W. E. AIKEN. WANTED. i COTTON SEED I COTTON SEED I! < I will pay (15c.) fifteen cents cash per Bushel for 10,000 Bushels SOUND DRY t COTTON SEED, delivered to me at this ; place before the first of next November. 1 Will exchange Cotton Seed Meal for Cot- a ton Seed. , -U J. B. FBiZlEB, Oct 17-x3m . Strotbers, S.C.^ 4 ' of Hig& Prices I x' Jsr r? _RD & CO :8. NEXT .THIRTY DAYS. nHBBflffl - >00 odds and ends, at FIFTY . e DOLLAR. J boys from 5 to 12 years ol lar. oinians at HALF PRICE. ' . ' - ' r- ' . w and get some good BARA. WILLIFORD & CO. rnituee ; ro- " : . | DECORATIONS j mSSIII 1 HIT THE TIMES. r\ - EE FRAMES?the clieapest,. newest and eaper than the cheapest ie best made and the cheapest ' . sed by the people, as low prices Increase fch buyer and seller. Values mast govern xls?making the prices as low as possible, i misrepresentation. Sell ev?iy article oa :ry purchaser the benefit B. W PHILLIPS. facts: | CHEAPEST STORE IN VNI r K J: > S'-.A . *y* ' "1 ' & THE LEAST HORSY Z 3 23s * mplete, consisting..of Ladies' Black igs&rr* lot of Dress Worsted ever, brought to the latest colors. Also a splendid 5, Ladies' Waterproof?cheap. These look at them. Velveteens?Blue, 3, AND TOWEL LINEN. ' ?X? . ***> \ *?-.> 3 Spreads, Lindseys, Canton Flannel, Unbleached Homespun, Drillings, Hoop-skirts, Sec., &c* ?s ? wer? picked out from aatoiitf the G, for durability, caanot be excelled. >HING GOODS IS COKPLETE.3HOES AND TRUCKS. :ts. Polite attention ffivea to ?it 1 SAMUELS. FOB SALE. WMieMi Eiulenl waoons. ALSO Df STORE : SADDLES, BRIDLES HARNESS, ' , t BACON, - MEAL OOKHi 4. /*" * '** i ' . -. * DRY GOODS, - NOTIONS, sZite-di :; , ,..',^1 ' I SHOES INDUCEMENTS FOR CASH. sr'^iSqfl : ' *&?$?& v ??. %*>. ._ ULTWSE O. BESPOKIES^I TITftfr a TIT* r * r ?i*\ ?. j udi Afiivi vniu: a JB A FRESH STOCK OP GROCERIESM insisting of ~ .-2 4BB SUGARS, COFFEES, TEAS, AC. fl I FINE LOT EARLY ROSE P0TAT01S CANNED GOODS. JbBI Salmon, Sardines, Tomatoes, Pefl Jorn, Pears, Pineapple, etc. We have just received a nic^H Cigars and Tobacco?Chewing mm no Pnll on/? fre^Am T** fkiH 1 ,s all other goods, we guaranjfl atisfaction, both in quality anfl FBOPST m